The prevalence of fibromyalgia in women aged 20-64 in Turkey

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 140-144

  Topbas, Murat ^a   Cakirbay, H ^a   Gulec, H ^a   Akgol, E ^a   Ak, I ^a   Can, G ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MORNING STIFFNESS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARESTHESIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WIDOW;

EID: 18844414588     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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